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Elva

American  
[el-vuh] / ˈɛl və /

noun

  1. a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”


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Named plaintiff and former student Elva Lopez filed the suit in state court in San Francisco before it was approved as a class-action legal proceeding.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2025

Vocational assessor Elva Breen said that after the incident, Ms Hand found great difficulty in working in a customer-facing role and was struggling with significant anxiety and panic attacks.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2024

Another is Elva Lisk, the white daughter of a Civil War veteran who married into Chin’s maternal family.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2023

The village of Elva, whose 88 inhabitants live at 1,600 metres in the Maira Valley near the French border, has also eschewed ski-lifts in favour of mountaineering and hiking.

From Reuters Apr. 3, 2023

And Elva, blushing, tremulous, yet determined, looked straight in her father’s eyes, saying, “And I love him.”

From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day

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